US Air Power Aiding Iraq in Fight Against Militants

Backed by a series of U.S. airstrikes, Iraq's military is fighting back against Islamic militants who have seized large swathes of land across the north and west of the country into Syria declaring it a "caliphate." On Tuesday, Iraqi forces halted an advance designed to retake the hometown of executed former dictator Saddam Hussein after facing fierce resistance from Islamic State militants, officers in the operations room told Reuters. Iraqi forces came under heavy...

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